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Title: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: Dutch Uncle on June 01, 2013, 04:34:16 pm
Much easier than LJ Monk's belter below:

What to these 5 teams have in common?

Accrington Stanley
Arsenal
Forest Green Rovers
Ipswich
Oldham
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: swintonrover on June 01, 2013, 04:35:41 pm
I don't like them?

I'll hazard a guess that they've all knocked Rovers out of the League Cup (or non-league equivalent).
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: Dutch Uncle on June 01, 2013, 04:40:45 pm
Come on Swints - you know me by now  :blush:

It's a numbers thing.................  :chair:

Edit: OK as a further clue the numbers concerned for the above 5 clubs respectively are 8, 88, 16, 12 and 17
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: RoversAlias on June 01, 2013, 04:55:14 pm
They've all been in the same division for the last 10 years minimum?

Might not be the answer but take out Accrington and it is true  :ermm:

EDIT: So it may be that they are all the longest serving club in their respective divisions, the top 5 leagues in the country?
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: Dutch Uncle on June 01, 2013, 04:59:37 pm
They've all been in the same division for the last 10 years minimum?

Might not be the answer but take out Accrington and it is true  :ermm:

EDIT: So it may be that they are all the longest serving club in their respective divisions, the top 5 leagues in the country?

Brilliant RA - spot on  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The numbers above will be the number of seasons served in their leagues when next season begins.

I was extremely surprised Accrington will be the longest serving members of League 2 - shows how volatile it can be.

Your turn?
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: RoversAlias on June 01, 2013, 05:00:58 pm
That's what initially threw me off! I too am surprised that they're the longest serving in the division. Doesn't feel like two minutes since they came up but I suppose it must be a few years now?
Title: Re: Easy Quiz Question
Post by: Dutch Uncle on June 01, 2013, 05:17:39 pm
Exactly RA. Even more surprisingly the next 2 longest serving members of League 2 will be Morecambe (7) and Burton (5, equal with Cheltenham, Northampton and Torquay).

On the other hand 'big' clubs can seemingly stay in the Premiership for ever - 7 clubs will be embarking on at least their 25th consecutive season at the top level next season (Everton 60, Liverpool 52, Man U 39, Spurs 36, Villa 26 and Chelsea 25). Fulham are next longest serving and will be embarking on a very creditable (IMHO) 13th consecutive season in the Premiership.